Class 7 History Question Answers - Towns, Traders And Craftspersons

Very Short Q & A :

Q1: The "devadasis" perform their dances on the occasion of__________.

Ans : Mahanavmi

Q2: Where is the ancient capital of Vijayanagara located?

Ans : Krishna-Tungabhadra basin

Q3: The "panchalas" or "Vishwakarma" community were expert masons. True/ False

Ans : True

Q4: During the Mughal period, pilgrims sailed for Mecca from the port of ____________.

Ans : Surat

Q5: Which technique was used to make the Chola bronze statues?

Ans : lost wax technique

Q6: Rulers built temples to demonstrate their_____.

Ans : devotion

Q7: Name the city popular as 'the city of temples' in the Chola Kingdom.

Ans : Thanjavur

Q8: What was the other name of "Saliyar" community?

Ans : Kaikkolars

Q9: What was the occupation of the "Saliyar" community?

Ans : Weaving

Q10: From where does the Muslim Bohras imported tin, Chinese blue pottery and silver?

Ans : Southeast Asia and China

Q11: From where does the Bohras of Gujarat brought gold and ivory?

Ans : Africa

Q12: The Muslim Bohras were the natives of ____________.

Ans : Gujarat

Q13: Name a city of Rajasthan, where the shrine of Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti is situated.

Ans : Ajmer

Q14: Qutabshahi was the ruling dynasty of ____________.

Ans : Golconda

Q15: When did Vasco de Gama reached Calicut?

Ans : 1498 A.D.

Q16: The Bohra community had trade relations with the ports of Red Sea. True/ False

Ans : True

Q17: In Surat huge banking houses were established by the Kathiawad Seths. True/ False

Ans : True

Q18: Where does the kings in South India held their courts?

Ans : Mandapas

Q19: Ajmer was made a capital under the rule of the __________.

Ans : Chauhans

Q20: Name the trading community which specialized in carrying bulk goods from one place to another.

Ans : Banjaras

Q21: For what the Surat textiles were famous?

Ans : gold lace borders (zari)

Q22: The cultivation of spices is mostly done in temperate region. True/ False

Ans : False

Q23: What was the name of the inlay work in copper and silver of Bidar?

Ans : Bidri

Q24: Inside the temple of Rajarajeshwar, a structure of Lord Shiva is found in the form of __________.

Ans : Linga

Q25: Where the temple of Somnath is located?

Ans : Gujarat

Q26: What was the another name of the city of Vidisha?

Ans : Bhillasvamin

Q27: During the Chola period, statues for temples were made of___________.

Ans : Bronze

Q28: Name the place where the famous temple town of tirupati is located.

Ans : Andhra Pradesh

Q29: Name the regions with whom the "Guilds" of South India mostly traded.

Ans : Southeast Asia and China

Q30: A tiny hole is made in the clay cover in the lost wax technique to remove wax. True/False

Ans : True

Q31: What was the purpose of traders association called "Guild"?

Ans : to protect their economic interest.

Q32: Vrindavan is famous for temple dedicated to which god?

Ans : Lord Krishna

Q33: Christopher Columbus was a native of___________.

Ans : France

Q34: For what The "Panchalas" or "Vishwakarma" community was famous?

Ans : Temples

Q35: Who constructed the Mahanavmi platform?

Ans : Krishnadeva Raya.

Q36: What was the most important item bought by the European traders?

Ans : Indian cloth

Q37: Who was the first European traders to settle in India?

Ans : Portuguese

Q38: Name the trading class that specialized in changing money and hundis.

Ans : Sarrafs

Q39: Which form of God is represented by The Virupaksha temple?

Ans : Shiva

Q40: From what material Padma saliyars of Andhra Pradesh wove cloth for gods?

Ans : Lotus Fibre

Q41: Traders from the various countries settled on the __________.

Ans : western coast

Q42: Who was Jean Baptist Tavernier?

Ans : diamond merchant, french trader

Q43: The Marwaris were the natives of Rajasthan. True/False

Ans : true

Q44: Name the hills which dominated the religious life of people according to the myths?

Ans : The Matanga, the Malyavanta and the Hemkuta hills dominated the religious life of its inhabitants.